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Quick: Think of the name of an insect! A power tool! A game show! That’s Anomia. Trounce your friends with common knowledge topics in this quick-thinking game. 3-6 players 10+ years 15-20 minutes per game Setup: The game comes with two playing decks: one blue, one red. We’ve found the red deck to be a little harder than the…

5ive Straight is an old family favorite. I have fond memories of holidays and vacations with my Nonna and Nonno playing round after round of this game. It’s really fun in pairs, but you can play with as few as two people. 2-9 players 8+ years 20-30 minutes per game Setup: You can get this game…

I think of Qwirkle sort of like visual Scrabble. It’s a great game to play with friends, or to help kids learn patterns. 2-4 Players Ages 6+ 15-20 minutes per game Supplies: Qwirkle tiles in bag; there are six colors and six distinct shapes on the tiles, three of each tile type Pencil and paper…

I learned this game at a previous job where we’d take quick breaks to play a round. If you don’t have the actual Bananagrams game, you can use Scrabble tiles instead. There are lots of variations on the rules, so here’s how we play: 2-6 players 5-10 minutes per game Supplies: Bananagrams or Scrabble letters Set up:…

We love to play games when we have some down time. This is one of our go-to card games when we have just a little extra time and don’t want to hassle with a lot of setup. We normally play 3-4 rounds at a time. It’s fast-paced – part strategy and part luck of the…